A Magic Cap That Allows One to Observe Himself Objectively

They went in to his office where several of his partners were waiting for him. They began to discuss business. Since the company had first started it had not been financially stable to justify large spending, therefore the discussion was intense. After an hour or so, my mate told his partners to take a break. They stood up from his chair and put on the cap they had selected at home. They then walked out of the meeting room.0 minutes later they came back, still wearing his cap, and announced that the meeting would resume. In the earlier session of the meeting, they had been obstinate and adhered strongly to his opinions. After coming back, however, they was more flexible and willing to listen to his colleagues' opinions.

Last summer I visited my mate in Japan. My mate had become independent by beginning his own business about year ago. When I walked in to his house, they was sitting in his living room taking a look at several caps and hats that were lined up in front of him. It was a Saturday morning and they was preparing to go to his office, trying to select a hat to wear to work. They decided to go to his office together. Oddly, they did not finish up wearing the cap they had selected to wear. In lieu, they was carrying the cap in his hand. I asked him why they did not wear the cap they had selected, and they answered that the cap had some special meaning for his business.

In contrast to the first session, the meeting ended amicably due to his flexibility. Collectively, they agreed on a productive conclusion why the company's spending had shown a significant limitation.

After observing his behavior in the coursework of the meeting, I was one time curious about the meaning of the cap. When I asked him about his actions after the meeting, they laughed at my curiosity. They explained to me they needed to generate a different persona who could observe himself objectively from a different point of view. They had tried to do a self-critique before without the cap technique, but was unable to be aim judging his own opinion, attitude and behavior.

In the coursework of a weekend meeting along with his partners, of them attended wearing a baseball cap. This person sat next to my mate and put his cap on the conference table. My mate, without thinking, grabbed the cap and put it on. To his surprise, they could observe himself objectively while wearing that cap. Since then, they continued to buy caps and hats to become a different persona in order to objectively observe himself.